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National Park Service Commemorates Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Announces $3.15 Million in Grants to Preserve and Interpret World War II Japanese American Confinement Sites
WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on May 19, 2021: Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities have a rich heritage thousands of years old and have both shaped the history of the United States and had their lives dramatically influenced by moments in its history. Through historic preservation efforts like the $3,155,000 in Japanese American Confinement Site Grants awarded today, the National Park   more